#4E4ABA#4E4ABA

#4E4ABA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.171 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4ABA
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 186)
HSL	hsl(242, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 60.2%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 34.31, -58.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 68.07, 300.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.91% 0.0278 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(47.91% 0.171 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4508, 10.0614, 47.6254)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4ABA #B6BA4A

analogous

#4A7EBA #4E4ABA #864ABA

triadic

#4E4ABA #BA4E4A #4ABA4E

tetradic

#4E4ABA #BA4A7E #B6BA4A #4ABA86

square

#4E4ABA #BA4A7E #B6BA4A #4ABA86

split-complementary

#4E4ABA #BA864A #7EBA4A

monochromatic

#282664 #3A3790 #4E4ABA #7976CB #A5A3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#4E4ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4E4ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4ABA

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4ABA	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.171 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7dd0',
    500: '#4e4aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4aba;
$custom-light: #8a7dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.143,
    "s": 44.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47914,
    "c": 0.17115,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4ABA

secondary

#C7C997

accent

#D553D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4ABA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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